Bella Poynton

Playwright | Professor | Theatre Historian

[Bella Poynton @BellaPoynton]

ChatGPT sounds like a millennial because millennials programmed it. Claiming everything that sounds like millennial writing is "just AI" is a Gen-Z tactic to dismiss the intelligence of an entire generation.

[Bella Poynton @BellaPoynton]

THE MIGHTY MAISIE by Bella Poynton
Directed by Kelli G. Natale
February 6th - 22nd
American Repertory Theater of WNY at 545 Elmwood Avenue

Thursdays/Fridays at 730pm
Saturdays at 5pm
THURSDAYS ARE PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN! 📷📷
Industry Rates Available At Door! 📷

[Bella Poynton @BellaPoynton]

On the Verge at Buffalo State University!

Join us for what Broadway Play Publishing calls “one of the most imaginative plays of the twentieth century!”

Nov 2-10 @ 8pm and Nov 11 @ 2pm.

[Babes With Blades Theatre Company @BabesWithBlades]

Babes With Blades Theatre Company is thrilled to present an extended run of our new works series, the Fighting Words Festival, June 17 - 25 at The Edge Off Broadway.

TICKETS FOR THIS EVENT ARE 100% FREE. Reserve yours now at https://t.co/mM9Iz4iCmg

[Bella Poynton @BellaPoynton]

CFPs are live for MATC's March 2023 convening in Minneapolis, MN! The Playwriting Symposium seeks submissions from playwrights for both the DLP (10-minute plays) and the PIP program (full-length and one-act plays). Further info below!

https://t.co/Da0c7c0ri1

[Bella Poynton @BellaPoynton]

@BarbotRobot @amandalandrei @aeneashemphill "R.U.R." by Karel Capek; "Marjorie Prime" by Jordan Harrison; "Uncanny Valley" by Thomas Gibbons;
"After the Blast" by Zoe Kazan, "Heddatron" by Elizabeth Meriwether; "A Perfect Robot" by Sarah Saltwick; "Henceforward..." by Alan Ayckbourn; "Universal Robots" by Mac Rogers 🤖

[Journal of Dramatic Theory and Criticism @j_dtc]

Through a feminist lens and autoethnographic approach, @amandarosey and @BellaPoynton, with contributions by Gaby Martineau, explore live action role play as collaborative performance and creation in “Valha11a: Agency and Genre in Emergent Virtual Larp”

[Amanda Rose v, Phd @amandarosey]

Today @BellaPoynton calls us to consider how nonhuman acting agents interrogate the expectations of “well rehearsed” performances & acting vocabulary… & how we can engage more with #AI in our evolving #theatre praxis @ATHE_Theatre #ATHE2021 #ATHE21 #digitalart #performance

[Bella Poynton @BellaPoynton]

@amandarosey @OpenAcademics Absolutely incredible!!!!
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[Bella Poynton @BellaPoynton]

@playpanndora @playpanndora Thank you for the shout out! Playwright friends-- make sure you submit your fabulous scripts by July 1! 🎭🎭✍️

[Bella Poynton @BellaPoynton]

@amandarosey Oh my goodness @amandarosey -- this is the kindest compliment I've received in a while! The feeling is mutual my friend. You've helped me step up my game, be better, and stay on track as well. Here is to many more projects in the future! #PhD #theatre #scifi #larp

[Dr. Alice Marie Villaseñor @ProfAliceV]

Looking forward to this event featuring @BellaPoynton -- this is the last event of the series. 💙💛

[Bella Poynton @BellaPoynton]

@ProfAliceV Thanks so much for making time to attend! It was lots of fun!

[Amanda Rose v, Phd @amandarosey]

Join us for WEIRD PLAYS FOR A WEIRD YEAR: a curated anthology at the TANK in NYC!
@BellaPoynton #theatre #MagicalRealism #weird #streaming

https://t.co/QdX78ZjzpP

[Amanda Rose v, Phd @amandarosey]

“Some shows just simply cannot be talked or written about enough. They absolutely need to be witnessed.”

Proud to have worked with these folx on this show!

Medusa Undone by @BellaPoynton at 3rd Act Theatre Company! https://t.co/GzXP7gmbcq

[Amanda Rose v, Phd @amandarosey]

A RARE BIRD is a lovely in its loneliness, a beautiful bit of Magical Realism, streaming as part of the TANK NYC’s Anthology of Weirdness this weekend!
2Pacific/5 Eastern, April 25
https://t.co/QdX78ZBaOp
#theatre #weird @BellaPoynton #pandemic #performance

[Amanda Rose v, Phd @amandarosey]

Thrilled to join this #OKC team in bringing this beautifully written interrogation of heteropatriarchy to the stage, safely & through consent-based practices!
Photo by director Kris Kuss
Script by @BellaPoynton
3rd Act #Theatre
#Freelancers #FreelancersMakeTheatreWork

[Amanda Rose v, Phd @amandarosey]

So refreshing to start my morning chatting #Dissertations, #theatre #intimacy, and #acwri with @BellaPoynton, a brilliant friend, scholar, & artist.

Remember to reconnect & touch base with those that fuel you in this draining time.

Now, back to writing
#PhD #phdLife #phdChat

[Post-Industrial Productions @PIP_Theatre]

Meet Our Directors \\ We're excited to kick off Night 1 of our Digitally Dramatized short video play series in just a few weeks! The first cycle of plays debuting on Friday, October 23rd will be directed by our very own @BellaPoynton!

Event info: https://t.co/4cG8kHdLTa

[Tiffany Keane Schaefer ➡️ Twihard the Musical @tifkeane]

@amandarosey @OtherworldThtre @chaotichifemme @breeedo_ @BellaPoynton @MoonriseLarp ❤️⭐️❤️⭐️❤️⭐️❤️⭐️❤️